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Definition of Turn to

1. Verb. Speak to. "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

2. Verb. Direct one's interest or attention towards; go into. "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

Definition of Turn to

1. Verb. (context: said of objects) to become, to degenerate into. ¹

2. Verb. to consult for advice ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turn To

turn over a new leaf turn round turn signal turn someone's crank turn someone's head turn tail turn the air blue turn the corner turn the frown upside down turn the other cheek

turn the page turn the table turn the tables turn the tide turn thumbs down turn to (current term) turn to custard turn to dust turn turtle turn up

turn up for the book turn up one's nose turn up the heat turn up the pressure turn upside down turnability turnable turnably turnabout

Literary usage of Turn to

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1903)
"in high repute, when even freemen in great numbers eagerly turn to these professions ?" " Certainly." XIV. " Can you possibly find a stronger proof of a ..."

2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Bacon, Let their vanity be flattered with things that will do them good; and let their pride set them on work on something which may turn to their advantage ..."

3. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"NB All who address the Duke must turn to him; half addressing him, and the audience. ... turn to ..."

4. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... to turn to charcoal. (E.) Charcoal occurs in Butler's Hudibras, pt. ii. c. ... And again: 'But though the whole world turn to coal ; ' G. Herbert's ..."

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